Yesterday afternoon it had started raining gently around 2:30 pm. Around 3:30 the kids and I needed to go and put somethings away and talk to a few people so we ventured outside with umbrellas. By the time we had walked for about 20 seconds the wind started to blow very strong. We walked a few more steps and the wind really started to blow hard. At this point I didn't know if we should turn around or keep going. We made the quick decision to keep going, but as we were running, a large palm branch fell down in front of us. My umbrella became useless as it blew back completely. The kids were screaming, but thankfully Brianne was with me.
We went to Patti's porch, but by this time that wind was super hard, so we went into her kitchen. About 20 minutes later it was just gently raining again.
It was such a freak storm. The MAF pilots said they clocked the wind at 60 mph.
The news reports are saying that at least 5 people were killed from the storm in Port. Many tents are damaged and life is even harder for those in the tent cities.
We have a group of people here right now who are building houses and when the storm hit they had to seek safety along one of the walls they had just built since tin was flying from neighboring buildings. Things were flying and they were thankful for the safety of a well built wall. There was not a roof on the house yet, so they got wet but it really gave them an appreciation of what life is like for those with poor shelter right now.
Thankfully it is nice and sunny today and hopefully things dry out that I'm sure are soaked in many shelters.
Pray for those who have lost their temporary shelter and also for those who are living in very wet homes or shelters right now.
If you want to check out a news report about the storm here is the link.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5h90k2RxxtfWLiWNPKW43im9ChSDA
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